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Philippine Energy Law Terms

This website is a no-cost and ad-free legal reference dedicated to providing an organized and searchable collection of relevant terms and their meanings that are culled from select energy and energy-related laws and related implementing rules and regulations (IRRs) and other issuances. It aims to serve as a contribution to the study of laws governing the Philippine energy sector, which have increased over the past few years and hence may be overwhelming to navigate.

The first iteration of this website covers the following laws and their IRRs if any:

Microgrid Systems Act of 2022
Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act of 2022
LPG Industry Regulation Act of 2021
Philippine Energy Research and Policy Institute Act of 2021
JCEC Enhancement Act of 2021 (Amendment to Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001)
Murang Kuryente Act of 2019
Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act of 2019
Anti-Obstruction of Power Lines Act of 2019
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act of 2019
TRAIN Law of 2017

For each term, there is a web page containing the meaning(s) (i.e., verbatim, unless introduced by “See”), hyperlinked source(s), and topic(s) (e.g., power, electric vehicle). If appropriate, the web page may contain note(s) about the related law(s) or the factual differences between the law, on one hand, and the IRR or related law(s), on the other hand. Other features include a free text search field and filters based on the source. Related term(s) will be added later.

The following laws and their IRRs, if any, are among the additional laws that are being covered in phases:

Philippine National Nuclear Energy Safety Act (2025)
Natural Gas Industry Development Act (2025)
New Government Procurement Act (2024)
Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System Act of 2024
PPP Code of the Philippines (2023)
Maharlika Investment Fund of 2023
R.A. No. 11552 (Amendment to Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001)
Philippine Green Jobs Act of 2016
R.A. No. 10745 (Amendment to Biofuels Act of 2006)
R.A. No. 10623 (Amendment to Price Act of 1992)
National Electrification Administration Reform Act of 2013
Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (AFMech) Law of 2012
R.A. 10150 (Amendment to Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001)
R.A. 10174 (Amendment to Climate Change Act of 2009)
Climate Change Act of 2009
Renewable Energy Act of 2008
Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008
Biofuels Act of 2006
Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998
Anti-electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994
Department of Energy Act of 1992
Price Act of 1992
Mini-Hydroelectric Power Incentive Act of 1991
Foreign Investments Act of 1991
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990
Presidential Decree No. 1857, s. 1983 (Amendment to Oil Exploration and Development Act of 1972)
Presidential Decree No. 269, s. 1973
Oil Exploration and Development Act of 1972
Atomic Energy Regulatory and Liability Act of 1968, as amended

Kindly note that the Acronyms and Abbreviations section of this website does not necessarily correspond to the published entries in the Terms and their meanings section of this website.

Editorial note: (1) Bracketed text in a term’s meaning reflects an editorial change regarding capitalization, punctuation, or missing text, or states “sic” in case of typographical or grammatical errors. In exceptional cases, bracketed text is part of the original definition itself. (2) A term’s meaning captures in parenthesis any footnote, including footnote number, from the primary source. (3) A term’s meaning may incorporate edits for readability or consistency (e.g., to delete unnecessary punctuation marks, extra spaces, or hyphens to divide a word at the end of a line, or to remove emphasis in bold font). (4) In case a term is written in different ways in primary sources due to capitalization, hyphens, singular/plural forms, among others, one format may be used in this website, with other formats explained in a note.

The DOE website is undergoing an upgrade. Some links will no longer work and will need to be replaced.

Disclaimer:

This is personal project of Atty. Danielle-Anne Rubinos (MSc Global Energy and Climate Policy (Distinction), SOAS University of London, 2023; Juris Doctor, Ateneo de Manila University Law School, 2009; Bachelor of Arts, Major in Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools, 2005). It is not a project of the organizations with which she has been affiliated, past or present.

This website is intended for lawyers and law students. It neither provides legal advice nor seeks legal business. It is a secondary legal resource, which aims to facilitate research, so users must consult primary sources. Accessing third-party websites is at the users’ risk.

Acknowledgments:

Atty. Lawrence Ortiz (Juris Doctor, University of the Philippines College of Law, 2016; BS Management Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University Loyola Schools, 2012) for providing legal editorial review and advice on the first batch of laws and IRRs.

NDSOR Tech for the website creation and development, including implementing desired features.

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